Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has unveiled the schedule for the 2024 season of F1 Academy, a series designed to provide more opportunities for young female racers in the world of motorsport. The announcement comes as the inaugural season of F1 Academy heads into its season finale in Austin, with 23-year-old Spaniard Marta Garcia currently
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F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has admitted that it’s a “little bit sad” how little the Formula 1 drivers interact with the girls in the championship, with the exception being Lewis Hamilton. For the F1 Academy finale, the all-female series are on the support card for this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, whilst it’s
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McLaren announced on Wednesday morning that they’d signed F1 Academy driver Bianca Bustamante, who’s become the first female driver in their development programme. The 18-year-old made her single-seater debut in 2022 in the final season of W Series, before the championship entered administration. She was the highest finishing rookie driver that year, with her sole
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F1 Academy championship leader Marta Garcia has revealed that she prefers Lewis Hamilton, despite fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso being a hero back home. Garcia is on the cusps of becoming the first ever F1 Academy Champion, with her leading the standings by 48 points with just one event remaining. The final event takes places in
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Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted that a woman competing in Formula 1 again is “years away”, due to issues which have gone on for too long. It’s been 37 years since Lella Lombardi competed at the pinnacle of motorsport, with her having been the most recent female driver to have raced in F1.
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As the all-female F1 academy launched last weekend, Susie Wolff, who heads up the series, has warned that it could be a decade before there is a female Formula 1 driver on the grid. The F1 academy will see female drivers race cars powered by a 174 horsepower engine, with the series designed to help
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is undoubtedly doing more than most to try and get more women into motorsport, with the Mercedes driver having demanded for there to be a “more inclusive environment”. The Brit was a huge supporter of W Series, the all-female championship that ultimately gave women a platform to race alongside F1
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